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Name : Preity Zinta
Place , date of birth : Shimla , Himachal pradesh , India January 31, 1975.
Profession : Actress films.
Years active : 1998 - up to now.
- Early Life and Career Background
Preity Zinta was born into a family in the small town of Rohru is included in shimla region himmachal pradesh state in India . His father , Durganand Zinta was an officer in the Indian Army but unfortunately preity when he was 13 years old died in a car accident . In the accident his mother was also hit and severely injured resulting could only lie in bed for 2 years . He has two brothers Deepankar is ( his brother ) and Manish ( her sister ) . Deepankar follow his father's footsteps to become an officer in the Indian army while his brother Manish chose to stay in California , United States.
Preity zinta while still children so boyish and with a military background from his father into a deep impression to him about how to take care of a good family . Discipline and punctuality are important to him . He studied at a Christian boarding school in Shimla . As a student he was very fond of the literature . In addition spare time he is very fond of playing basketball . After graduating from the hostel and then he went to college St . Bede in Shimla with English language program and he got a good passing score .
After graduating from college and then continue further education in the graduate program majoring in psychology . Diah earned a degree in criminal psychology , but after that melanjtkan career in modeling .
His first advertisement on television is in a chocolate product . He could star in the ad because it met the director while in her friend's birthday party in 1996 . The director persuaded him to audition on the spot and then elected .
- Acting Career
In 1997 preity zinta met with director Shekhar chalk while accompanying her friends audition but the director said that he would become an actress . Shekhar lime plans to ask him to play in the film which will be made but then the film project failed to materialize . Shekhar lime director Mani Ratnam finally recommend about preity zinta until finally he got the role in the movie ' Dil se ' with Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala . But in the movie ' Dil se ' was preity only appeared 20 minutes and not a leading role . The next in the same year he got the lead role in the film ' Soldier ' with actor Bobby Deol . Of the two films that preity was nominated ' Best supporting actress filmfare award ' but in the second year was awarded as the 'Best female debut filmfare award ' for the same film . In 2000 he played as a single parent and the teen pregnancy in the movie ' Kya Kehna ' which is quite successful in the market . of this film he was nominated for best actress filmfare awards . In late 2000 she played a TV reporter covering the conflict in the Kashmir region in the film ' Mission Kashmir ' with Hrithik roshan and Sanjay dutt. Aamir khan 2001 together , Saif ali khan , and Akhsay khanna he gets some credit for the brilliant acting in the film ' Dil chahta hai '.
In mid-2001 he was cast as a sex worker in a bar which is then entered in the domestic life of another person as a surrogate mother for the couple who can not have offspring , in the movie ' Chori chori chupke chupke ' that she was nominated for both best supporting actress filmfare awards . 2002 preity plays the protagonist in the family drama ' Dil hai tumhara ' , though the film was not successful but her acting as a stepchild who abused considered good by the critics .
2003 to 2007 was the golden age in his acting career . a number of films like ' Koi Mil Gaya ' , ' Kal ho na ho ' , ' Veer Zaara ' , ' Lakhsya ' , and ' Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna ' is very successful in the market and catapulted his name in the film industry bollywood . But in 2007 her movie titled ' Jhoom Barabar Jhoom ' failed to break the box office and received negative reviews from critics .
- Other - other
Preity has written three columns on a website BBC News Online South Asia with the topic of Indian women . in 2004 he also participated in the concert Shah Rukh Khan temptation in various countries with Arjun Rampal , priyanka , chopra , Rani Mukherji , and saif ali khan . At the concert in Colombo sri lanka fortunately he escaped death because at that time the tsunami . Preity recently came to Indonesia for the first time with Shah Rukh khan , rani mukherjee , Bipasha Basu in concert temptaion reloaded . By various media he was known as a friendly and open about everything regarding his film . Preity is very close to Suzanne roshan ( wife Hritik roshan , while in industry bollywood he is friends with Abhisek Bachan , Shah Rukh khan and gauri khan . Si gorgeous doll-like india has also been entered in row 41 of Asia 's sexiest women by UK Magazine easter eye in 2006 .
- List of awards and award nominations obtained:
*Nominated Best actress in a supporting role (2004 ) : Armaan
*Bollywood Movie Awards
*Best female debut (1999 ) ' winner ' : Soldier
*Nominated Best Actress ( 2003) : Dil Hai tumhara
*Nominated Best Actress (2004 ) : Kal Ho Na Ho
*Nominated Best Actress (2005 ) : verr Zaara
*Nominated Best Actress (2006 ) : Salaam Namaste
*Nominated Best supporting Actress (2007 ) : Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
Filmfare Awards
*Best female debut (1999 ) ' winner ' : Dil se & Soldier
*Best actress ( 2004 ) ' winner ' : Kal ho na ho
*Nomination Best Supporting Actress (1999 ) : Dil se
*Nominated Best Actress (2001 ) : Kya Kehna
*Nomination Best Supporting Actress (2002 ) : Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
*Nominated Best Actress (2004 ) : Koi Mil Gaya
*Nominated Best Villain (2004 ) : Armaan
*Nominated Best Actress (2005 ) : Veer Zaara
*Nominated Best Actress (2006 ) : Salaam Namste
*Nominated Best supporting Actress ( 2007 ) : Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
Global Indian filmfare awards
*Nominated Best Actress (2005 ) : Veer zaara
*Nominated Best supporting Actress (2007 ) : Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
International Indian Film Academy Awards
*Best Actress (2004 ) ' winner ' : Kal ho na ho
*Glamorous star awards (2006 ) ' winner '
*Nominated Best Actress (2001 ) : Kya Kehna
*Nominated Best Actress (2002 ) : Dil Chahta Hai
*Nominated Best Actress (2004 ) : Koi Mil Gaya
*Nominated Best Actress (2006 ) : Salaam Namaste
*Nominated Star of the decade female
MTV Lycra Awards*Most stylish female actor (2005 ) ' winner ' : Veer Zaara
*Most stylish female actor (2006 ) ' winner ' : Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
Sansui Awards
*Best Actress ( 2001 ) ' winner ' : Kya Kehna
*Best Actress (2004 ) ' winner ' : kal ho na ho
Screen Awards
*Most Promising Newcomer - Female (1999 ) ' winner ' : Soldier
*Jodi No.1 ( 2005) with Shah Rukh Khan ' winner ' : Veer Zaara
*Nominated Best Actress (2001 ) : Kya Kehna
*Nominations Jodi No.1 ( 2002) with Aamir Khan : Dil Chahta Hai
*Nominated Best Actress ( 2003 ) : Dil Hai Tumhara
*Nominated Best Actress (2004 ) : Kal ho na ho
*Nominations Jodi No.1 ( 2004) with Shah Rukh Khan : Kal ho na ho
*Nominated Best villain (2004 ) : Armaan
*Nominated Best Actress (2005 ) : Veer Zaara
*Nominated Best Actress (2006 ) : Salaam Namaste
*Nominations Jodi No.1 ( 2006) with Saif ali khan : Salaam NamasteStardust Awards
*Star of the Year - female ' winner ' (2004 ) : Kal ho na ho
*Star of the Year - female ' winner ' ( 2005) : Veer Zaara
*Star of the Year - female ' winner ' ( 2010) : Videsh
*Nominated Star of the Year - female (2006 ) : Salaam Namaste
*Nominated Best supporting actress (2007 ) : kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
*Searchlight Nomination Best Actress ( 2009 ) : The last year
Zee Cine Awards
*Best female debut ( 1999 ) ' winner ' : Soldier
*Queen of Hearts ( 2003) ' winner '
*Superstar of the Year - Female ( 2003) : Kal ho na ho
*Nominated Best Actor - Female (2004 ) : Kal Ho Naa Ho
*Nominated Best Actor - Female ( 2005) : Veer - Zaara
*Nominated Best Actor - Female ( 2006) : Salaam Namaste
*Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Female ( 2007) : Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
